Alex Wagner

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Alex Wagner

Editorial Director of News and Content for PhoneDog Media. Arsenal, beer, video games. Can be followed on Twitter at @alw. I participate in the Amazon Associates program, which means I may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links.

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Google logo appears in Gboard space bar for Android users

Google has quietly made a change to its Gboard keyboard for Android, and its making a lot of folks upset. A new "Google" logo has begun appearing in the middle of the space bar in the Gboard keyboard...
Apple Google

Apple and Google team up to fight the spread of the coronavirus

Apple and Google are two of the biggest companies in the world and now they've partnered up to fight the coronavirus. Apple and Google announced today that they're working on a new initiative to use...
Instagram

Instagram DMs now available on the web for everyone

A few months after starting to test a new feature that allows you to view your direct messages on the web, Instagram today confirmed that the feature is officially rolling out to everyone. You can...
Anker

Anker wireless charging pads, wall chargers, and battery packs are on sale

Now that many people are working from home to fight the spread of the coronavirus, they may need some help expanding their home office. A new Anker sale will help you add some charging accessories to...
Pixel 4a XL

Pixel 4a XL back cover leaked by eBay listing

eBay is turning up all kinds of unreleased wireless goodies lately. Less than one month after a prototype of Sooner, Google's first Android phone, hit the marketplace, a piece of another unannounced...
App Store

iOS 14 may include Clips feature to try an app without downloading it

Recent rumors have said that Apple might be adding support for "real" widgets on iOS 14 that you can place anywhere on your home screen, but that's not the only major new feature that's rumored for...
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Motorola Razr in Blush Gold is now available

After confirming that a Blush Gold version of the Razr foldable would be launching in the spring, Motorola today officially unleashed the new paint job. The Blush Gold Motorola Razr is now available...
Android

Google launches virtual braille keyboard for Android

It can be difficult and time-consuming to type using an external braille display on your smartphone, and so Google has made a new braille keyboard for Android. TalkBack is a virtual braille keyboard...
Galaxy Bus Bean

Samsung's bean-shaped Galaxy Buds could include active noise cancellation

A new leak claimed that Samsung may be working on a brand new bean-inspired design for its next Galaxy Buds, and now some more details on the upcoming wireless earbuds have leaked. Samsung will...
Pixel 4a

Google Pixel 4a leaks show off retail box and spill spec details

We've already gotten a look at the Pixel 4a in leaked photos and a hands-on video, and now the leaks continue with an early peek at the box that Google's new phone will come in. An image that shows...

OnePlus 8 series design teased along with new Glacial Green color

OnePlus continued its steady slow drip of info about the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro today by teasing the design of its upcoming smartphones. With the OnePlus 8 series, OnePlus touts that it's using its...

LG teases upcoming smartphone with 'new minimalistic design language'

LG today teased that it's got an upcoming smartphone with an all-new design language. LG says that it's new smartphone is a "nod to the natural world" that "differs from the industry trend". The...
Emoji

Emoji 14 release will be delayed due to coronavirus

The spread of the coronavirus has impacted a lot of companies and their products, causing delays for movies and video games and pushing some films to move to streaming much quicker than they normally...
Disney+

Disney+ has surpassed 50 million subscribers

Disney today gave us an update on the subscriber count of Disney+, and unsurprisingly it's grown quite a bit since we last got that figure. Disney+ has surpassed 50 million subscribers. That's up...
Google Meet

Hangouts Meet is being rebranded to Google Meet

It was a couple of years ago that Google Hangouts was rebooted and rebranded into Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat, two apps to help teams communicate. Now the Hangouts apps are going through another...

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